- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will resign after one year in office.
- He told members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (Liberal Democratic Party) that he would not participate in the party’s upcoming presidential elections.
- After Shinzo Abe stepped down due to poor health, Suga Yoshihide succeeded former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in September 2020.
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According to reports, the troubled Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will resign after a year in office. Japan Times.
According to The Times, Suga told members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (Liberal Democratic Party) that he would not participate in the party’s upcoming presidential elections on Friday, paving the way for another prime minister of the country. Suga said he wanted to focus on containing the Covid-19 pandemic, rather than participating in elections.
“To be honest, I was surprised. But I believe he made this decision after careful consideration,” Party General Secretary Toshihiro Nikai told reporters. Bloomberg.
Due to the government’s handling of the pandemic, the prime minister’s approval rating has fallen in a spiral. According to reports, his cabinet approval rating dropped from 34% in June to 25% in July Nikkei AsiaAccording to the Nikkei, this is the lowest rating of a Japanese leader in nine years.
Yoshihide Suga succeeded former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in September 2020, after Abe stepped down due to poor health. Japan Times.
There is no term limit for the prime minister in Japan-the prime minister can stay in office as long as he is elected as the leader of the ruling party.
